Headlight-dimmer.



L. A. FEUCHTER.

HEADLIGHT (JJMMER` APPLICATION man sur. s. 1 16.

1,216,100. Patented 1191111917.

` 5T() all 'whom t may concern.'

nUNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

LEO A. FEUCHTER, F IRONTON, OHIO.

HEADLIGHT- DIMM ER.

,Be it, known that I, LEO A. FEUCHT'ER, a citizen o tthe United States,residing at Menton, in the county of Lawrence and -State of Ohio, haveinvented certain .new

and useful Improvements in Headlight- Dimmers; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a. full, clear, and exact descrip tion oiE theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art'to which itappertains to make and use the same.

Thisl inventii'in relates to improvements in attachments for headlightsfor dimming the saine and has for its principal object to provide adevice which will effectively shade a headlight wlthont destroying thepower ot the light when most needed, in

passingY other yvehicles and also lgive the driver ot' the car a welllighted roadway and at thesanie time protectI the driver of othervehicles or pedestrians from the' glare of the light.

A farther object of the invention is to provide a device ot thischaracter which is made oi suitable sheet material and which willetfcctivelv protect the eyes of persons approaching the vehicle uponwhich the` device is used.,

A still further object of this invention is to provide a headlightdimmerof this character which'ivill be simple, practical andcomy'iarativclv inexpensive in construction and one that can hemanufactured and lsold at a small cost and attached to any make or styleoi. lamp. l

lilith these and other objects in View., the invention consists inthenovel combina tion andy arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully'flescribed and set forth in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings:

A Figure 1 is a perspect'ii View of in 1im proved attachment securedto ahea'light and in an inoperatiye position, Y

Fig'. 2 is a fronelf'ation of myV attachment in" an 'opeiaitivepositiomFig. 3 is a front' elevation ot theoperating lever and attaching-plate,

liig. 4 is a perspective view of the bracket iv light, and f Fig. 5 is adetail View of my lock bolt for securingthe shade or dimmer'attachmentto the head1 ight' and preventing the rattling of the same, withparts'in'section..

Like numerals ofreferelice designate'like Application filed September 8,1916l Serial N o. 119,067.

Vother fastening means lgich supports the attachmentto a. head-- Y morefully set forth. y

` Specification of Letters Patent Patented Feb. 13, 1917.-

and correspo iding partsinall the ,figures otjthe drawings. i

Referring more particularly to the drawings, thenumeral 1 designates asan entirety the he rdlight ot any ordinary construction cari'yiiagi theusual socket 2 'by means of whi'sh the light is supported. Secured tothe bead 3 by suitable bolt or A L is the L-shaped supportingh1 'acket-5.

V The suppor inghracket 5 is provided with a rectangular attachingportion (i and has a `right, angul'ai-y extending arm at its lower edgewhich intends:` angularly therefrom and designa'd as at 7; the outer endof which is hifurcated as at 8 and'is provided intermediate tsends withthe circular `enlargement 9, i 'hich forms the tube receiving socket thepurpose of ywhich will be more fully hereinaiter' seti forth. Theattaching member (i is irovided near its upper edge and centrally of itsside edges thereof with an openinr 11, through which isadapted to extenda bolt 12, the purpose of which will be more fully hereinafterset forth.The

ysupporting iii-loket G is adapted to support one end of the shield `andits opposite end -is pivotally secured to vthe bead 3 of the The shieldhereinbetore referred to, is designated by the lnumeral l'and comprisesan oblongr boi v portion '1.4 having each ot its ends provided with'apertures 15. TheV4 bolt 12' extends through thea erture 15 of theshield 13 andinterimso )ctiveen the head of the britand the'shield is aspacil'igr.l

nut or washer 16. The opliositefgend o'f the Ybolt extends 'zhrough thebracket member 6 and is provided with a springdockwasher A17 l and a nutt8, which holdsftlieshield 13l against rattlir g and" loose movement-Iwhen. 'assembled j y y ,The opposite end of the `shield member is,Aprovided Witt, a screwV th eadedfstud 19,' which 'is adap ted to `enga`he bead 3 at diametrieally opposite pointsfror 'the boltV 12 whichpermits pivotal vemel'lt of the shield member to be drawn 'down over aportion of the lamp 1. i-

The shield member is provided near one end with an elongated oran obopening 20 in which is secured U4o endof adjustable-mn fie'ction oroperatin wire.21 the purpose of which" llf bV "hereinafter An oblongtttachi near1 each'end With openings 23 through which are adapted toextend fastening means 24 such as screws or the like for securing thesame to the steering wheel or the side o't a car near the operator.Pivoted to the front face of the plate 22 is an L-shaped lever 2-1 whichis provided near its outer end with a pair of openings 25 which areadapted to receive set screws 2G to which are secured the free ends ofthe operating wires 21. The operz'iting wires are protected by flexible.tubing` 27 which has one of their ends supported in a block 28, whichblock is carried by the -plate 22. The opposite ends oi the flexibletubes extend from the plate 22 to and through the opening 10 ot' the arm7 of the plate (i thereby protecting the wires 2l against being derangedor accidentally broke-n.

ln the .operation of my improved headlight dimmer, the leve-1.124 ismoved rearwardly and the'ivires 21 drawn rearwardly thereby moving thedimmer downward over the head light upon its pivot bolts 15 and. 19,when it is desired to lift the dimmer, the lever 24 is forced forwardlymoving the shield. 13 upwardlyY to its normal position.

' "hat is claimed is:

l. The combination vwith a headlight,I a bracket fixed against movementon one side of the headlight, a shield pivotcd at one end to the bracketand its opposite end to the headlight, and a fiexibleoperating meanssupported by the bracket and attached tothe shield for moving the saineinto an 'operative or inoperativeposition.

2. The combination with a headlight, a bracket supported at one side ofthe headlight, a. shield pivotally secured to the bracket and headlight,a clamp at the :tor-

Ward end of the bracket, a flexible tube carried by theclamp, andoperating means extending through the Hexible 'tube and connected to'thcshield for moving the same vinto operative or inoperative position.

The combinatioii 11th a headllght, av

bracket supported by the headlight, aA shield pivotally secured at oneend to the headlig-ht and its opposite end to the bracket, a clamp atthe forward end of the bracket, a flexible tube carried by the clamp, an operating Wire having one end connected to the shield and its oppositeend having meansend ol the free arm of the bracket, a flexible tubehaving one end supported by the clamp, an attaching plate, a leverpivotally secured to the attaching plate, a clamp block carried by theplate, the free end of the tube being supported by the clamp block, and'an operating Wire having one end Connected to the shield and extendingthrough the tube and having its free end secured to the lever for movingthe shield into operative or inoperative position.'

5. The combination with a headlight, an L-shaped bracket supported bythe headlight, a shield pivotally secured at one end to the bracket andits opposite end to the headlight, at liametrieally opposite points,

from its connection with the bracket, a-

clainp at the forward end of the bracket, an attaching` plate, alevelpivotally secured to the attaching plate, a clamp block carried bythe attaching plate, a 'flexible tube having one end secured to theclamp block, and its opposite end secured to the forward end of thebracket, a` wire having'one end connec-.ted to the shield and extendingthrough

